tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536957542993057070.post3918963336661472705..comments2023-12-01T14:23:43.504+09:00Comments on Korea's Information Society: Qualcomm Fined $208 MillionJames F. Larsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15659716363701288402noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536957542993057070.post-42154018490536279712009-07-24T09:45:55.159+09:002009-07-24T09:45:55.159+09:00Before the ink was dry on the contract, the Korean...Before the ink was dry on the contract, the Korean press began huffing and puffing about the "unfairness" of the royalty contract Korean phone makers signed with QUALCOMM. Unfair means that it doesn't solely benefit Korean companies - the American company QUALCOMM benefits as well. (I won't get into the underlying Confucian reasons for why that would be the expectation.)<br /><br />Needless to say, without initial support from QUALCOMM, Korea would not be the hotbed of mobile technology it is today.<br /><br />(Disclaimer: My firm worked for QUALCOMM several years before I joined, but we no longer do and my interest is purely personal, not professional.)Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782545291020072036noreply@blogger.com